Synthetic Rubber Plant Produces Rubber For War Use
The Polymer Corporation near Sarnia Ontario operates a vast government plant turning petroleum into Buna S and butyl synthetic rubber. It runs labs with young women chemists, trains them in two university courses, and spans a self contained village of ten factories with a hospital, store, theater, and ball park.
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Polymer Corporation
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
Buna-S
University of Western Ontario
Post Offic
A Lot Of Money In These Cays And Minutes Of Time
The text compares large sums to time in minutes and years. It notes 1,440 minutes per day and estimates 9 billion minutes equals about 1.902 years. It references a vast figure since the birth of Christ and mentions over a billion minutes passing.
Old 1857 Bank of Brantford four dollar bill found in Toronto
Pte Co. R. Woods recovering a yellow brittle 1857 four dollar note from the Bank of Brantford at his Toronto home. The bill, bearing signatures of S. P. Stokes and Peter Tarrole, was in fair condition. it was used about sixty years ago and holds historical interest though lacking current value.
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Toronto
Pte Co
R. Woods
CA Btc
Bank of
Brantford
S. P. Stokes
Peter Tarrole
Liberators duel U boats in Bay of Biscay four day battle
Four RAF Liberators stalking and attacking four Nazi U submarines bound from French ports fought in separate engagements over four days in the Bay of Biscay. Canadian crew included ten on the four aircraft. FO Fred H Hackmann from Rocanville and FO Hal Facey of Edmonton led the attacks with depth charges and gunfire.
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Atlantic
Coastal Command
Liberators
Bay of Biscay
RAF
Fred H Hackmann
Rocanville
Sask
Lib
Hal Facey
Edmonton
Fainting Advice in First Aid Class Prompts Knot Question
In a first aid class an instructor cites circulation as the cause of fainting and suggests lowering the head to prevent it. A joked tactic involves tying a shoelace repeatedly to avoid drawing attention, prompting a woman to ask what knot is used.
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Capper
World’s Biggest Tree and Early Coke Fuel Fact
The Sequoia or Big Tree of California is the world’s largest tree, growing in mountain valleys above 4500 feet, often over 300 feet tall with a 100 foot base circumference. It has stood for centuries. The first successful blast furnace coke fuel was used by Abraham Barley in Shropshire England in 1735, replacing charcoal in ironmaking.
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California
Abraham Barley
Shropshire
England
Historic Houses Of Parliament Inendon Escape In Bombing Raid
Bombs lit Westminster area but Parliament and Westminster Hall escaped major damage. Incendiaries sparked fires in the grand committee room, New Palace Yard, and nearby buildings. flames were fought through dawn. Cromwell statue untouched amid scattered incendiaries.
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Inendon
Houses of Parliament
Westiiwater Hall
Thames
Weat- Minster Hall
Parliamenat Square
House of Commons
Grand Committee
Westminster Hall
Ard Ollers
Cromwell Green
New Palace Yard
Oliver
Bridge Street
Westminster Bride
New Palace
Parliament Square
Oliver Cromwell
Palace Yard
Witham III
Ricard
Charly
Stepa
Warren Hastings
Parachute Misadventures Of US Bomber Crew Over England
A World War II bomber crew reports wildly varied parachute escapades over England. Gunners and crew survived stumbles from aircraft fires landing on tracks, harbors, marshes, roofs, lakes, and quarries with a mix of near drownings and minor injuries.
Oxford Declines Gift of Books From Madrid Council
Oxford University refused a donation of valuable books from the Higher Council for Scientific Research in Madrid. The university said the act was a deliberate effort by the Franco government to curry favor with the British public.
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Oxford University
Higher Council For Scientific Research
Madrid
Island Named for Railway Detective Devine
A South Pacific island in the New Georgia group is named Devine Island in honor of Lt Col James W. Devine of Portland Maine. A former police officer and Canadian National Railways investigator, he led tank assaults against the Munda base and rose to lieutenant colonel. Born in Abbeville South Carolina, he grew up in Three Rivers Quebec and Deesing Maine, joining CN railways in 1919 and its investigations dept in 1952.
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South Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Devine
New Georgia
James W. Devine
Portland
Maine
Investigation Department
National System
Maine National Guard
Army Service Company
103Rd Infantry
43Rd Division
Munda
Pacific Island
Abbeville
South Carolina
Colonel Devine
Three Rivers
Quebec
Deesing
National Guard
Peacock Design Crochet Pattern 7670 for Home Decor
This excerpt describes a crochet pattern 7670 featuring a pineapple design with a peacock tail motif for a chair set. It includes transfer patterns, materials list, and stitch directions. Send twenty cents to the Winnipeg pattern office for the pattern and include name, address, and pattern number.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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Alrica
Our Ladies of
Laurentian
Ste. Adele
Navy
Army
RCAF
Montreal
Marydel Robertson
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Cpl
Barbara Brophy
Wren Helen Brophey
Royal Canadian Naval Service
U.S
United States
R.af
Franco
Canadian National Railway
Geo. A. Shea
Alice Brooks
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